The best-selling BEVs and PHEVs in Europe in 2021
- Greater Europe (European Union + United Kingdom + Norway + Switzerland + Iceland) registered 1,218,360 all-electric cars (BEV) in 2021 compared to 745,684 units in 2020, and 1,045,022 plug-in hybrids (PHEV) compared to 619,129 units. Sales growth reached 63% for BEVs and 69% for PHEVs, which means that these sales slowed their growth last year, no doubt due to relatively high prices for this type of vehicle. In 2020, sales growth in Europe had indeed reached 107% for BEVs and 210% for PHEVs. In addition, BEV's European sales are concentrated at 80% in six countries (Germany, France, England, Norway, Netherlands, Italy) and those of PHEV at 70% in these same six countries.
- The Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling 100% electric model in Europe in 2021, with 135,000 sales, ahead of the Renault Zoé (70,000 sales), the Volkswagen ID3 (68,000 sales) and the Volkswagen ID4 (54,000 sales). ). These four models represent a quarter of the BEV market in Europe in 2021. The offer is now very abundant and includes 80 different models of all brands.
- Note that the Tesla Model 3 sees its sales increase by 55% in 2021 in Europe, while those of the Renault Zoé drop by 30%. Premium manufacturers for their part occupy 30% of the BEV market in Europe.
- On the PHEV side, the distribution of sales is more even, since there is no really dominant model. The Ford Kuga, Volvo XC40, Peugeot 3008, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes GLC are very close in terms of sales, between 35,000 and 40,000 units for each of these models. Premium manufacturers, however, occupy a preponderant share of this market, with just over 50% of PHEV sales (while they only represent 25% of the European market, all engines combined).
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